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JOSEPH T. GRANT, OF EL lhtSO, TEXAS.

GAME

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 26,1906. Serial 110.336.306-

To all whom it may. concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn T. GRANT, a

citizen of the United States, residing at ,Paso, in the county of ElPaso and State oi Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements inGames, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improved game and game apparatus therefor,the construction providing for simulating the wellknown game ofbase-ball.

Theinain object of the present invention .is the provision of a gameapparatus in the game. Fig. 2 is 'a longitudinal sectionalv 'view of aball-holder forming part of the p-- paratus, the balls being showntherein inp'peration. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation oi', a figure usedin playing the game, and Fig. 4 is an elevation of a counting-peg usedwith the game.

Referring particularly to the drawings, my improved game apparatuscomprises a game-board 1, on which is outlined 9. dia- 3-.OI1(l 2, apitchers box 3, and the batters cox 4.

The corners of the diamond represent the: home plate and respectivebases of the base-ball held, each formed with openings 5 for thereception of the figures used in playing the game, the board beyond thediamond being formed in appropriate places with similar openings 6 toreceive the figures representing the field-diamond.

The pitchers box 3 is formed with two openings 7 and 8, arranged inalinement longitudinally of the field, the former being marked with asingle star as a designatingsignal and the latter with a double star.

The batters box is also formed with openings 9 onopposite sides of theplate in which to position the batter.

1n rear of the ball-field. proper the gameboard is provided with acentral column 10, transversely divided into a series of spaces,ectively Out on strikes, lll ly 011b,) I

plan of the game-board forms. big part of the apparatus of my improvedHit with'strikers ba1l,.. Base wo base hit,

on balls, Safe hit, Threehase hit, llu'ns. in allnement with each of thetransversely-arrl ed spaces and on opposite sides of the centralcolui'nn the gamahoard is providedv with a series of openings 11,designed to receive the counting-pegs, hereinafter utilized as indieating a particular counting of moves or plays indicated by thedesignation of the particular central space. At the relatively rear edgeof the board, in longitudinal alinement with each of the columns hearingthe series of openings 11, said board is provided with a series ofopenings 12, numbered, re- SPBCtiVBl.f ',IEIOIH 1"? to ,9 and in transverse alinement-with these openings the central column is provided withthe word "innings/7 indicating that the openings are used to designatethe innings played. in ad- 4 Vance of the column on one side of theboard is a series of three openings 13, bearing the designation Strikescalled, and in transverse alineinent therewith in advance of the othercolumn the board is provided with a -".series of tour openings 14,marked to indicate Balls called.

' In conjunction with the, game-board is used shall-holder l5,constructed of any de sired material and in hollow form, the mouth 16being reduced to permit the passage of but one of the balls 17 containedin tne holder at a time. For the purposes of the part dar game theholder preferably made to resemble a bat and is formed near the mouthwith diarnetrically-alined openings 38 to per Init the partialinsertion. of the finger and thumb of the player to provide a retardingmedium, and thereby insure the passage of but a single ball through themouth of the holder. The holder is designed to normally contain a seriesof balls 17', suitably marked to indicate a particular place inconnection with the gamethat is, four of the balls will be marked with adouble-star, four with a single-star, and one without the star-symbol.In addition to this marking two of the balls will contain the wordsl*lit-that is, one single-star and one double-star ball will he sodesignated. The ball without a symbol is marked with the words Fly out,all as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 represents thefigure used in playing the game, being preferablyshaped to represent a'human figure 19 tume and provided with oftheseries of openings in ball-playing cos a pm 20 to enter any 5, 6, 7, 8,or Sin the game-board. It is to be understood that In playing the gamethe respective players I will initially select or arrange their playingpositionsthat is, Whether batters or helders-a1ternating thereafter asin the ordinary game of base-ball. The player representing the fieldersWill position his men in the re.- spective openings 6, as in theordinary'game of baseball, selecting for the initial play one of theopenings 7 or 8 for the figure represent ing the pitcher. the batterwill then position a man in either one of the openings 9, and the gameis ready to proceed. The player representing the batter will deliver oneof the balls 17 from the holder 15, and the designation of this balldetermines the play. If the player representing the fielders has placedthe pitcher in the opening '7 then all balls marked with a single starare called pitchers balls and all balls marked with a double star are.The player repknown as striker s balls. resenting the fielders is atliberty to chan his pitcher if he so desires, thus varying t e value ofthe balls delivered from the holder and providing that element of chancevvln'ch is desirable in a game of this character. 1 If the first balldelivered from the holdenis a pitchers ball, it is called a ball on thebatter, While if the ball is a strikers ball it is called a strike. Therespective strikes and balls are mounted in the openings 13 and 14, andthe rules of base-ball pertain-that is, if three strikes are called onthe batter he is out, while if four balls are called he is entitled tomove to the opening 5, designating first base on the diamond. If thepitchers ball is delivered from the holder bearing the word"Hit, itwillbe called A safe hit,"

and the figure occupying the batting position will be advanced to thefirst-base open ing, and all other he smen on the positions will besimilarly advanced one base. If the balls delivered indicate two strikeson the batsman and no balls called and the next ball delivered from theholder indicates a hit with the pitchers ball, it will be a two-basehit, and when there have been two balls (called on the batsman and nostrikes and the next ball delivered is the pitchers ball,

The player representing scones delivery from the holder of the pitchersball marked Hi wouldmean a two-base, threebase, or h'omeu rn, thebatsman-will take first base; but no base-runner or man al-f base hit,three-base hit, or home run, the

batsman will be declared out; but if in this event the bases areoccupied by base-runners the hit will be termeda sacrifice, and eachbase-runner will be advanced one base.

The points or runs and all detailed infor mation respecting the game isto be indicated in the openings 11 and '12 by the use of th 'tionscommon to the ordinary game of base- Whenever the ball are arranged for,thereby afiordin an 111- structive amusing game in which t e element ofchance'eaters to-a degree sufficient to materially vary the play of oneinning from another,

The game apparatus described maybe made of any material and in any sizedesired,

and I desire it to be understpodthat '1 consider all changes andvariations within the see c of the appended claims as contemplated in t0 present invention."

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. "A.game comprising a game-board out- 1 lined to represent a base-balldiamond, the pitcher's box of the diamond having a, plurality ofpositions for the pitcher each indicated by a articular symbol, and'aserie'so'f playwmm ling elements respectively bearing one or the otherof the symbols'of the pitchers box. I

2, A game apparatus comprism a game,

board marked to indicates. itcliers diamond, in combination with aall-holder to receive and conceal a series of play-indicat 1 ing balls,said holder being formed with diasymbol of the pitcl1ers box,'the secondgroup 4. A game apparatus comprising a gameboard marked to indicate abase-ball -dia mond and formed with a series of openings to receive theplayers of each side in accordance with the game, the pitchers box. ofthe diemond being formed with two openings designated by difierentsymbols, in combination with nine play-indicating elements divided intothree groups, one group bearing one symbolof the pitchers box, thesecond group bearing a second symbol of the pitchers box and the thirdgroup being without either symbol one ball of each of the symbol-bearinggroups being marked with the word Hit and the ball without symbol beingmarked with the word Fly out.

In testimony whereof I eilix. my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH '1. GRANT Witnesses H. B. S'rEyENs, .MAHLON W. WILKERSON.

